DCS is continually updating information regarding their response to the pandemic as information evolves. Please see the link below for the latest news and procedures from the Arizona Department of Child Safety: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources Caregivers are needed now more than ever. Did you know that teachers are generally among the top reporters …
With over 21,000 children in the Arizona foster care system, it is important to stop and reflect on who these children are and what help they need. Why are they in foster care? The number one reason children come into care is neglect (85% based on the latest report). This means lack of appropriate food, …
This is the fifth entry in a 6-part series on foster parenting. To view a list of all the videos and blogs available in this series, please click here. “Shared parenting” is a term that often shocks many prospective foster parents when they first hear it. Essentially, shared parenting is the building of a positive alliance …
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The holidays are intended to be a very exciting time of year. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas there are two months of family gatherings, feasting, gift giving, and family traditions. This is also the time of year when it can be very fun to be a parent. We are excited to share with our children the …
People often ask how they can be involved in foster care; the number one way to be involved is to pray. Acts 1:14 explains how the disciples were “joined together constantly in prayer”. If we, the Christian Church, seek to step in and care for these orphaned then we need to be “joined together constantly …
This is the fourth entry in a 6-part series on foster parenting. To view a list of all the videos and blogs available in this series, please click here. “The bruises and sores are finally starting to heal.” It was prayer request time at our small group. And the report wasn’t on someone who was recovering …
17,000. The number is remarkable. Over 17,000 children in the care and custody of the state of Arizona. The number is staggering, the need is great. The state has contracted with twenty-nine agencies to recruit and license foster parents for this crisis. Of those twenty-nine, six list themselves as faith-based. Six. That’s just 20% of the …
*Writers Note: The following article contains links to news and data related to this topic. Please take the time to educate yourself on the crisis in Arizona and then pray about where God would use you to move on behalf of children and families in crisis. Spend any amount of time in social services and …
